Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
for, neither does it suit their ends, nor is it in their power [to impart it to man]
M. M. Pickthall
It is not meet for them, nor is it in their power
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
it is not for them ˹to do so˺, nor can they,
Safi Kaskas
They are not able, nor are they capable.
Wahiduddin Khan
neither are they worthy of it, nor are they capable of it
Shakir
And it behoves them not, and they have not the power to do (it)
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and neither is it fit and proper for them nor are they able.
T.B.Irving
it does not suit them to, nor can they manage it;
Abdul Hye
neither it would suit them, nor they can produce it.
The Study Quran
nor is it fitting for them, nor are they able
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It is neither in their interest nor within their power.
Talal Itani (2012)
It is not in their interests, nor in their power
Dr. Kamal Omar
And it does not (even) suit them, and they have no capacity (to do this job)
it is neither in their interest nor in their power to produce such a masterpiece
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And in no way does it behoove them, And in no way are they able to do (that)
Muhammad Sarwar
they are not supposed to do so. Nor do have they the ability for such a task
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
It neither suits them, nor are they able to (do this)
Shabbir Ahmed
It is beyond their stature, nor is it in their power
Dr. Munir Munshey
They are not worthy of it. Nor are they able (to do it)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It would not befit them, and they would not be able (to produce it)
It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Nor would they, nor could they
Abdel Haleem
it is neither in their interests nor in their power
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
It behoveth them not, nor they can
Ahmed Ali
They are not worthy of it, nor have they power
Aisha Bewley
It does not befit them and they are not capable of it.
Ali Ünal
It is neither (permitted nor proper) for them, nor is it within their power (to do that)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Neither does it behoove them, nor are they capable [of doing that]
Hamid S. Aziz
It is not fit work for them; nor is it in their power to do so
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
It is not appropriate for them, and they cannot.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
It would neither suit them nor would they be able to produce it
Musharraf Hussain
nor would it be fitting for them, nor are they capable of doing so .
Maududi
nor does it behove them, nor does it lie in their power
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Nor would they, nor could they
Mohammad Shafi
And neither it is suitable to them, nor can they do it
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they are not worthy of it, and nor they can do so.
They neither would, nor could.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
it is not for them, nor are they able
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And it behoves them not, nor have they the power to do (it)
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And (it) should not (be) for them, and they are not able
Bijan Moeinian
They neither would (because of their evil nature,) nor could (because of their inability to understand the goodness.
Faridul Haque
They are unworthy of it, nor can they do it
Sher Ali
It does neither suit them nor have they the power to produce it
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They are neither worthy nor capable (of it)
Amatul Rahman Omar
It does neither suit them nor have they the power (to reveal it)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And it is not fit for them and they cannot [bring it down].
Munir Mezyed
It will neither be convenient for them, nor they will be able (to produce It).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And it is not befitting for them, and they are unable to.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Not only would it not have suited their purpose, but also they would have been too incompetent.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
for it neither suits them nor is it in their power.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
it does not suit them to, nor can they manage it;
Samy Mahdy
And it should not be for them, and they were not capable.
Sayyid Qutb
It is not for them [to do so], nor can they.
Ahmed Hulusi
It does not suit them to do so! Nor do they have the power to do so!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And it behooves them not, nor they can do (it)
Nor is it befitting that they be employed by Allah in conveying His sacred message nor can they apply themselves to this purpose
Mir Aneesuddin
and it neither suits them nor are they capable (of doing it),